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locus <a locus; loci / locuses> N

locus MATH

body locus

locus of metaphor LING

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A second church arose, and became the locus of schools and religious establishments.
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The simplest way a behavioral syndrome can form is through a genetic polymorphism, meaning two or more alleles at the same locus.
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To do so, a primer or oligonucleotide aligns with either of ends of the locus.
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On a sphere, the cut locus is a point.
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However, it is known that the area postrema is the locus, or site, of the chemoreceptor trigger zone for vomiting.
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Unfortunately, the locus typicus has been destroyed by an earthquake and subsequent searches for specimens have been unsuccessful.
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A fourth parameter is whether to view the locus of linguistic relativity as being in the language or in the mind.
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There are numerous null genes at this locus.
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The locus includes thirteen unique alternate first exons followed by four common exons.
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If a crossover event affects that locus, then both homologous chromosomes will have one chromatid containing each genotype.
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